Headlight-screen



E. VON VARGYAS.

HEADLIGHT SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED APR.22, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.22, I920.

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HEADUGHT SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22,1920.

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EUGENE VON VARGYAS, 016

was a lid WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOB, BY

DIRECT AND IvIESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO OWL HEADLIGHT COMIE'ANY, A CORPO- RATIGN 0E THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 22, 1920. Serial No. 375,862.

T 0 all qZhomit may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE Von Vaneras, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashiniton. in the District of Columbia, have ini ented certain new and useful improvements in l-leadlight-Screens, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to the class of automobile headlights and has particular relation to that type of devices designed to control the dangerous glare thrown out by automobile headlights.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a light controlling structure which may be mounted within an automobile headlight without marring or defacing the reflector surface and without exerting undue strain upon any of the lamp parts. The light controlling structure comprises, generally speaking, a plurality of horizontally spaced inclined vanes mounted upon or carried by a pair of uprights, and a supporting ring which. maintains the device in its adjusted position within the lanm 11eflector. The horizontally spaced inclined vanes in themselves, do not constitute apart of my invention, since it is, from my knowledge of the prior art. an old and well-known expedient in the control of the. rays of light from a light source to arrange a series of vanes or slats in fixed or adjustable relation across a light opening of a. signal lamp search-light or head-light, for the purpose ot-confining, deflecting, or altering the projected light for definite purposes. In automobile headlights, obviously the deflection or alteration is for the purpose of obviating the glare which is dangerotis to pedestrians and drivers of approaching vehicles and to confine the light to the road.

A further object of the invention is to provide a light controlling or deflecting device en'ibodyiug certain mechanical features of construction which will constitute a sim pic, practical device economical to manufacture and having a sightly and unpretentious appearance when applied to a lamp.

With these primary objects in view, and such others as may hereinafter ampearmy invention willnow be fully set forth and described, reference being had, to the ac con nanving drawings, in whichl is a front viewofthe device,

- a side View then-nor",

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

looking in the direction of the arrows Fig. 4 is a further side view showing the manner of its mounting,

Fig. 5 a. detail perspective view of a portion of the frame structure Fig. (3 is a plan view of a blank used in making the frame structure,

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of one of the vanes, and i Fig. 8 is a perspective of another oi the vanes.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a flat support ing ring. which may be stamped from sheet material of suitable weight and which is adapted to be clamped between the glass or lens 2 and the rim 3 of the mirror 7 of a head-light of usual construction as defined in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The ring 1 carries a pair of parallel vertical chord-like standards l, from which are turned rcarwardlv the wings 5. Preferably the ring 1, the

' standards 4: and the wing are stamywd r otherwise shaped from a unitary blankQ'as best shown inv Fig. 6.

lVhen turned rearwardly out of the plane of the ring 1 into opposed parallel relation, the wings 5 project into the. space within the area inclosod by the mirror 7, upon opposite sides of the bulb 8 and form -vertical light intercepting vanes for eliminating side glare. Cut into the tree edges of the wings 5 are a set of slots or recesses 9 which carrise a set of vanes 10 while a second group of slots 11 support a. supplemental set of vanes 12 which are smaller than 10 and provide an increased multiplicity of light controlling elements directly in front of the bulb 8.

The angles of inclination oi. the vanes 1 and 12 with relation to the light source is defined by the angles at which the slots 9 and 1]. are out, and it should be noted that these angles vary gradually from the bot tom of wings 5 toward the top of the device. The cooperation of the slots 9 and 11 with similar slots 13 and 14 cut into the vanes determines the penetration of the latter into the wings 5 and the degree to which they elements are locked together.

As is best evidenced in Fig. 1, the vanes which is eccentric to the ennulue of the lamp vmilecto'r so that the uppermost point of the lett r and the uppermost point of the cireuler space are coincident. There is thereby defined on. open space 16 below the screened area which iscresceut shaped and has itswidest portion at the lower part of the lamp Where it provides for the unrestricted passage of light from the light source into the reed,

it will be apparent from the "foregoing description that l have provided in an automobile light screen a very effective and simple device which be quickly applied to any automobile headlight and which, by

being carried Within. the lamp, serves :idaptedtobe clamped behind a lens and a,

series of venesj extending transversely 01" end attached to said wings, siiid vanes sloping downwardly end forwardly.

, 2. An automobile heed light screen coinprisiug the combination of supporting means adapted to be clumped behind a heel light lens, ii of standards formed in tegrel with. sold errenged in. parallel relation end adoptedto cut of? side glare, venes extending trellis- :o eeue et top end bottom wings bent remwvurdly iron".- eziid standards,

versely of end attached to said wings, the lower vane being spaced above the lower supporting means. 1

3. Ail automobile heed light-screen comprising the combination of supporting means adapted to be clamped behind a'. headlight lens, a pair of standards formed integral with said means at top and bottom wings bent rear'werdly from said standards, arranged in parallel relation and provided with downwardly "end forwardly inclined slots, said Wings adopted to cut ofi side glare, vanes extending transversely of said Wings having slots in their edges coiicting with the material of said Wings at the bottoms oi the slots therein, whereby said vines are attached to said Wings, the lower vane being spaced above the lower supporting means. i

4. An automobile heed light screen comprising the combination of supporting means adapted to be clamped behind a headlight lens,- apeir of standards formed integral with said means at top and bottom, Wings bent 'I'GiH'WllI'CllY from said standards, arranged in parallel relation and adapted to cut 03 side glare, vanes extending transversely of and attached to said wings, said vanes covering e circular area less than that of the lens, and leaving a crescent-shaped open space below the screened; area for'unobstructed passege'of light to the road.

in testimony whereof I have efiixedmy signeturc.

EUGE NE VARGYAS; 

